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SpiderMAP:   20273
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3325DC
Observer:   Christiaan Herbst
Date of record:   2024-01-03
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   We have encountered a deceased baboon spider located at the front entrance of the residence. The circumstances leading to its placement here remain ambiguous, though feline predation is a plausible hypothesis. Our current focus is on the preservation of this arachnid specimen.
Id status:   Identification pending
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-20273
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 20273 - photo: 1

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